KeeperPAM® vs Idira (formerly CyberArk): Comparing PAM solutions
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Keeper vs Idira (formerly CyberArk): Which PAM solution is right for you?
Note: In May 2026, CyberArk was acquired by Palo Alto Networks and rebranded as Idira™. This page compares KeeperPAM against the Idira platform — the same underlying product under new ownership.
Idira
Security architecture and encryption model
Keeper is built on a true zero-knowledge, zero-trust architecture. Encryption and decryption happen locally on the user's device, not on Keeper's servers, meaning Keeper cannot decrypt customer vault data.
Keeper's security technology is validated for the most sensitive environments, as it is FedRAMP High Certified and GovRAMP High Authorized, and holds a full spectrum of industry-leading certifications.
Idira (formerly CyberArk) is a well-known PAM provider, but it is not the strongest fit for organizations seeking a modern zero-knowledge model. Idira's design relies on centralized infrastructure and a vault-centric architecture that customers (or CyberArk, depending on deployment) must operate and secure.
This differs from a provider-zero-knowledge vault model, in which the service provider cannot decrypt the customer's vault contents.
Unified identity security platform
Keeper brings together enterprise password management, secrets management, privileged session management, Remote Browser Isolation (RBI), vendor privileged access and endpoint privilege management in a unified platform with a centralized admin experience. KeeperPAM extends this with a cloud-based access control plane for managing access to servers, web apps, databases, workloads and endpoints.
Keeper also offers AI-powered privileged session monitoring through KeeperAI, which analyzes session activity in real time, classifies risk and can trigger automated responses such as terminating high-risk sessions.
Idira (formerly CyberArk) offers broad coverage across identity and privileged access, but that coverage comes fragmented across distinct product families, each with its own setup path, documentation track and administrative workflow. These include Workforce Password Management for end-user credential storage, PAM - Self-Hosted for vaulting and session controls, Secrets Hub for machine secrets, Secure Web Sessions for browser session protection and Endpoint Privilege Manager for endpoint least privilege.
简单明了的部署，无需高昂且复杂的管理
KeeperPAM is designed for fast deployment. Keeper is a cloud-native, agentless platform for remote access with a lightweight gateway that enables outbound-only connections and avoids firewall changes in typical deployments.
Customers do not need to manage separate deployments for password management, secrets management, session management and endpoint privilege management because these capabilities are integrated into the same platform.
Idira (formerly CyberArk) provides enterprise-grade control, though deployment can be more involved, especially for self-hosted PAM.
Idira's documentation shows multiple installable components and installation methods, with the vault requiring manual installation. Session management also relies on components such as PVWA and PSM, and remote access may require additional gateway or tunneling configuration depending on the use case.
Seamless scalability with predictable operations
Keeper scales by extending the same core platform across employees, administrators, developers, vendors and endpoints. Keeper supports SSO, SCIM provisioning, CLI and SDK access, DevOps integrations, remote privileged access, session recording, Just-In-Time (JIT) access, vendor access and endpoint privilege controls from a centralized administrative console.
This enables organizations to expand from password management into PAM, secrets and endpoint least privilege without stitching together separate products.
Idira's (formerly CyberArk) operational model can vary depending on the number of products a customer adopts across workforce identity, PAM, secrets, endpoint and machine identity.
Idira's financial reporting also shows that maintenance and professional services remain a meaningful part of the business, with $253.0 million in revenue from these services in full-year 2024. This does not imply that every deployment is complex, but it does reflect that many environments require ongoing services and operational support.
As part of Palo Alto Networks, Idira now sits within a broader security ecosystem that includes SASE, cloud security and SOC capabilities. Some organizations may see this as a platform consolidation advantage. However, broader platform integration does not address Idira's core PAM limitations: its architecture remains complex, deployment still requires significant professional services and the licensing costs have not changed.
通过以云为中心的解决方案简化机密管理
Keeper Secrets Manager is a fully managed, cloud-based, zero-knowledge secrets platform for protecting API keys, database credentials, certificates, SSH keys, service accounts and other non-human secrets.
Keeper also supports native integrations with tools such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Terraform, Kubernetes and Docker, along with SDKs, REST APIs and CLI access, giving DevOps and security teams a modern secrets platform without requiring them to set up and maintain a separate secrets infrastructure.
Idira's secrets management tools, now branded as Idira Secrets Management (formerly Conjur) and Idira Workforce Password Management (formerly WPM), remain infrastructure-heavy and split in purpose. Conjur handles machine identities and DevOps automation; WPM handles human user credentials. Both are still needed and must still be managed separately, regardless of the rebrand.
为所有用户提供全面的密码管理
Keeper's Enterprise Password Manager is built for broad employee adoption, not just privileged IT teams. Every user gets an encrypted vault, unlimited device access, SSO integration, SCIM provisioning, reporting and native support across Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android.
Keeper also includes a free Family Plan for each enterprise user, helping extend secure password practices beyond the workplace.
Idira's (formerly CyberArk) design is geared more toward IT administrators, which can make the experience less intuitive for users without a strong technical background.
Its core PAM does not include end-user desktop applications for macOS or Linux, and it lacks advanced form-filling features such as autofilling addresses or payment details.
Idira also does not offer a free family plan for each enterprise user, unlike Keeper.
Privileged access and remote session management
KeeperPAM secures access to servers, databases, web apps and workloads through a cloud-native privileged access model that combines credential protection, privileged session management, brokered zero-trust access and session recording.
For database access, KeeperDB provides a built-in, vault-native interface for secure, passwordless access to managed databases, while KeeperDB Proxy extends that same zero-trust access model to native tools such as MySQL Workbench, Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio and DBeaver.
This gives organizations a unified path for securing infrastructure, privileged sessions and database access without exposing credentials to end users.
Idira's (formerly CyberArk) session controls are delivered through a more segmented architecture. In Idira PAM - Self-Hosted, users typically start in Password Vault Web Access (PVWA), select the target account and protocol and are then redirected to a Privileged Session Manager (PSM) server, which acts as the proxy machine for the connection.
For SSH use cases, Idira uses a separate component, PSM for SSH (PSMP). Password lifecycle management is handled through Central Policy Manager (CPM), and Idira also maintains version compatibility guidance across the Vault, PVWA and other components.
Endpoint privilege management and least privilege enforcement
Keeper Endpoint Privilege Manager enforces least privilege across Windows, macOS and Linux, removes standing admin rights, supports JIT elevation, optional approvals and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) and uses Keeper-managed ephemeral accounts and roles to support a zero-standing-privilege model.
Idira's (formerly CyberArk) Endpoint Privilege Manager is administered through its own EPM management console and its own endpoint policy model.
Idira's documentation specifically describes separate EPM roles, such as Account administrator and Set administrator and notes that administrators switch between the Server Configuration console and the EPM Management Console to manage configuration and policy sets.
Vendor and third-party access
KeeperPAM includes vendor privileged access management with JIT access, full session recording and auditing, and no reliance on VPNs or exposed passwords. Because vendor access sits within the broader KeeperPAM experience, organizations can manage internal admins, third parties and machine credentials from the same administrative plane.
Idira (formerly CyberArk) also offers vendor access capabilities and explicitly markets Vendor PAM as VPN-less, agentless and passwordless. Depending on the environment, administration may span multiple workflows across remote access, PAM and related identity services.
Privileged session management
Keeper's engineers are all U.S.-based and include the original creators of Apache Guacamole, who are experts in browser-based remote session protocols covering SSH, RDP, VNC, HTTPS, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server and more.
Keeper's privileged session management capabilities enhance Apache Guacamole with enterprise installers, direct database connections and advanced functionality. Keeper's dedication to expanding unique capabilities within its portfolio sets KeeperPAM apart from other PAM solutions.
Idira (formerly CyberArk) PAM - Self-Hosted through separately deployed infrastructure components such as PVWA and PSM, with Windows-based requirements documented for those components.
As a result, the deployment model can involve more infrastructure planning, component management and ongoing maintenance than a more cloud-native, browser-based approach.
* 截至 2025 年 4 月 17 日的数据
Keeper vs Idira (formerly CyberArk): User ratings and reviews
Idira
iOS App Store
4.9 out of 5 and 223K Reviews
2.2 out of 5 and 192 Reviews
Microsoft 商店应用
4.9 out of 5 and 1,440 Reviews
No dedicated app
Chrome 扩展程序
4.8 分（满分 5 分）和 8,400 条评论
3.4 out of 5 and 31 Reviews
Android
4.7 out of 5 and 109K Reviews
2.5 out of 5 and 1,110 Reviews
*Data as of March 24, 2026
Disclaimer: Idira (formerly CyberArk) currently offers the CyberArk Identity app on the iOS App Store and Google Play Store and a CyberArk Identity extension in the Chrome Web Store. Reviews and ratings in these stores reflect that specific Identity app or extension experience and may not represent Idira's broader platform, features or overall user experience.
Replace complexity with one unified platform
Idira (formerly CyberArk) customers often end up managing separate products, separate consoles and separate deployment paths just to secure passwords, privileged sessions, secrets, endpoints and third-party access. Keeper brings those capabilities together in one unified, cloud-native platform so your team can reduce complexity, move faster and secure every user and system from a single interface.
常见问题解答
How is Keeper different from Idira (formerly CyberArk)?
Keeper was built as a single, unified platform from day one — one vault, one policy engine, one admin console covering password management, secrets management, privileged session management, remote browser isolation and endpoint privilege management. Idira offers broad capabilities too, but they are often consumed across distinct product areas such as Workforce Password Management, PAM - Self-Hosted, Secrets Hub and Endpoint Privilege Manager. That makes Keeper easier to position as one unified platform, while Idira often feels more like multiple products that must be connected.
Why does Idira (formerly CyberArk)'s lack of platform unity matter?
It matters because separate product families usually mean separate setup paths, separate admin workflows and more integration work for the customer. For example, Idira documents integrations between Workforce Password Management and PAM - Self-Hosted, which shows that customers may need to connect distinct systems to achieve a broader access security program. Keeper's advantage is that these controls are designed to work together on a single platform from the start, reducing operational overhead and simplifying rollout.
Does Keeper support privileged access to databases?
Yes, Keeper includes KeeperDB, a built-in database management interface inside the Keeper Vault for secure, audited database access, and KeeperDB Proxy extends that access model to native tools. This is an important differentiator because database access is part of the same broader Keeper platform experience rather than a disconnected workflow.
How does Keeper simplify deployment compared with Idira (formerly CyberArk)?
Keeper is cloud-native and designed to secure access to infrastructure and applications from a single interface. Idira, by contrast, still maintains separate documentation and deployment tracks for areas such as Workforce Password Management and PAM - Self-Hosted. That distinction matters because customers evaluating time-to-value often prefer a platform that is unified by design over one that requires more architectural coordination across separate products.
Does Keeper integrate with existing Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions?
Keeper integrates with hundreds of existing IAM solutions, offering a comprehensive strategy through features like Single Sign-On integration and Role-Based Access Controls (RBAC). Keeper enables delegated administration, enforcement policies, event tracking, customizable audit logs, reporting and integration with existing IAM and SIEM solutions.
